full sun in the spring and fall, some shade during the hot months
Moisture
average to moist
Soil & Site
average, well drained
Temperature
grows best in the cooler times of the year, reported to be hardy to zone #6, about minus 10 degrees F.
Flowers
2-2.5 inch flowers, generous black face nostalgic colors, pale yellow, silvery-white, rich lavender, and many other combination
Maintenance
dead heading
Propagation
seeds
Author's Notes
In one yard I maintained we would put a few hundred Pansies in containers in the early spring and than transplant to shaded areas of the garden in the summer.
Notes & Reference
#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), Parks Seed Company web site)